Sawgrass Country Club (East-West) (South-East) Golf Course Review

Sawgrass Country Club Overview: This classic Florida country club (and old-time host of the Players Championship) features what you would
want from a 3-nine design, lots of variety in golf hole type with plenty of
challenge. There is water on most holes
with palm trees or marsh being in view for most of them and white sand
bunkers. The East nine is the most
exciting, but the other two still have a few holes highlighted below:

Sawgrass Country Club Hole 2 (East): This dogleg right par four has a demanding tee shot that must stay left or be hit far enough to get around the massive tree forming the corner of the dogleg. However, bunkers and OB flank the left side of the fairway. The approach to the green has a bunker left of the two-tiered green and marshland represent hazard just to its right. (not pictured)

Sawgrass Country Club Hole 4 (East): The 4th is a par five with options; the drive has hazard left and right, but a lay-up takes most of the trouble out of play. The second shot must cross marshland before the hole tightens significantly and heads uphill to the green. This is green is strongly sloped and set snug between a hill to the right & perched above marshland on the left. The sound of waves hitting the beach can be heard from not too far away.

Sawgrass Country Club Hole 5 (East): The best par four offered at Sawgrass Country Club, the drive is from an elevated tee where the player can see the marshland surrounding the fairway. If the drive is safe, then the hole turns right and goes uphill to a very wide green fronted by a beautiful white sand bunker.

Sawgrass Country Club Hole 8 (East): This par five has a very wide landing area on the first and second shots, but those looking to make birdie will make it easier by clearing the bunkers left of the fairway on the drive, which is a long way away and close to OB. The approach has bunkers surrounding and water right.

Sawgrass Country Club Hole 6 (West): The gem of this nine is the very challenging and scary effort that is the 6th hole. There is very little bailout area to the right, which makes the golfer tempt the water and hit the green.

Sawgrass Country Club Hole 4 (South): From the tee, the layout of this long par four is quite nice to behold. There is water right and OB left, however, so the player can’t get too distracted. If the drive is mastered, the approach to the green is fairly wide-open.

Sawgrass Country Club Hole 6 (South): The first of two reachable par fives on this nine is very straight. If the drive can fly or stay between the bunkers, the player can then opt to go for the peninsula green if they dare.

Sawgrass Country Club Hole 9 (South): The last golf hole on this nine is a dogleg left with water in play on all shots. If the drive can be aggressive and clear the trees that make up the corner of the dogleg, the green can be attempted in two. Of course, it is shallow and fronted completely by water. The lay-up approach is only slightly easier as the fairway on the 2nd is tiny with water left and hazard right.